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  • Concerning divorce & remarriage

    Concerning divorce & remarriage
    Dec 17 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on February 16, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... When a woman called me wanting to talk about her mother's second marriage, God said to me: "Just focus on what the scriptures say." God showed me it is not needful to talk about the circumstances of the divorce and remarriage. When a man in our church group filed for divorce in the USA courts, I asked him if his wife was committing fornication, and he said she was not committing fornication. The only scriptural reason for a man to divorce his wife is because she is committing fornication. (Matthew 5:32) After reviewing this scripture, he withdrew the divorce papers from the court system. Matthew 5:32 Jesus says: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. - If a faithful wife remarries after divorce she commits adultery. - If a man divorces a faithful wife, he will be the cause of her adultery if she remarries. - The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. It is important to compare scripture with scripture. I Corinthians 7:10-11 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. ***** Mark 10 2 And the Pharisees came to Him, and asked Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting Him. 3 And HE answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house His disciples asked Him again of the same matter. 11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. *** Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. *** At the time of sexual intercourse two become one flesh, even if a man has sex with a prostitute. I Corinthians 6 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. *** Romans 7:1-3 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. *** I Corinthians 7 12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. *** Matthew 5 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her...
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    20 mins
  • The new heaven and new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness

    The new heaven and new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness
    Dec 16 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on February 7, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... If we are looking for righteousness, fairness, justice on this present earth, we will likely be gravely disappointed. It is in the new heavens and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness, says the apostle Peter. 2 Peter 3:10-14 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless. No matter what we do, we will not be able to make this present earth righteous. The sin nature of man until he is born again requires that man be born again by God. Many attend churches but few are actually born again by God. The natural man cannot see the things of the Spirit of God, says Paul. I Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. If we look for justice and righteousness on this present earth we will likely end up being greatly disappointed. For men have compromised away their integrity and have become like men in the days of Noah. Genesis 6:5-8 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that HE had made man on the earth, and it grieved HIM at HIS heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. The apostle Paul tells us the following: 2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. In the end, before Jesus returns, God will bring HIS wrath, the great tribulation, upon ungodly men of this world. (Revelation 8, 9, 16) Then God shakes the powers of heaven. (Matthew 24:29) And then comes Jesus through the clouds and sends HIS angels to gather his elect and take them off this present earth and take them to the new Jerusalem wherein dwells righteousness. (Matthew 24:30-32 and Revelation 21:1-5) It is on the new earth, the new Jerusalem, wherein dwelleth righteousness that we so much want as the elect of God. And this is where Jesus takes us in our new spiritual bodies. (I Corinthians 15:49-51) ***** I Thessalonians 4 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (We meet in the air for this present heaven and earth will be destroyed by God by fire.) *** We are changed, given new spiritual bodies: I Corinthians 15 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. (As we are born in the physical image of our parents or relatives, we will be born in the image of God, a spirit, when we are taken into heaven.) 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (Blink your eyes....
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    36 mins
  • Part 3: Examples: Working the works of God because we believe the Word

    Part 3: Examples: Working the works of God because we believe the Word
    Dec 15 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 24, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... John 6:28-29 Then said they unto HIM, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on HIM whom HE hath sent. Examples: From the time I was born again in 1975, God spoke to me many times by HIS Holy Spirit who brought information to my mind concerning the situations of this present life. By these, I knew the will of God for me in the matter at hand. A few of these examples are as follows: * December 6, 2018 In the night, I fell in the hallway about 6 feet from my bedroom. I lived alone at that time. I was badly injured as I fell on the hall floor. I felt my left hip was broken and my left hand was bent completely backward from my wrist. I managed to roll my body onto my right hip and I started trying to crawl to the bedroom where there was a phone on the night stand. My goal was to pull on phone cord so the receiver of the phone would fall onto the floor where I could reach it and call for help. But as I tried to inch my way down the tile hallway, the pain was so severe I felt I would lose consciousness. I couldn't do this. I couldn't get to the bedroom. But if I didn't, I felt I would die on the floor in that hallway, for no one was due at my house for another 8 days. Then I heard this word from God by the Holy Spirit: "You can do this." Because I believed "that" word, I began to move toward bedroom inch by inch. It took me 4 1/2 hours to reach the carpet area of the bedroom, which was about 6 feet from the place I had fallen in the hallway. It was even more difficult to crawl when I got to the carpet. But because of that word from God telling me, "You can do this," I made myself to keep crawling. When I reached the phone and pulled on the cord, the receiver squirted off and I never saw the phone receiver again. But under the table I saw a Kindle tablet which had been recharging. If I could reach that tablet maybe I could get an email out to our church group and get them to send ambulance to my house! I tried several times to send email. I was almost unconscious and could barely see the screen of the Kindle table, and I only had one hand to work with, for the other wrist was broken and the hand was doubled backward and could not be used. About 30 minutes later I heard someone at my front door. I knew one of the church members had gotten my email where I said, "fallen ... help ... send ambulance". (Pam Padgett who lived in Colorado got the email and called the Lubbock, Texas, police department and told them what had happened and asked police to send ambulance to my house in Texas.) As they had me on hospital gurney and were rolling me past my front door to take me to hospital, I heard these words from the Holy Spirit of God. "You'll never see this house again." I didn't care. I knew God had a plan for me! And what a plan it turned out to be! *** * February 24, 2019 I was in rehabilitation hospitals for 2 1/2 months after surgery. During that time God worked it out for me to move into home of Pam Padgett in Colorado. Pam came several times from Colorado to Texas (450 miles one way). On one of the trips, Pam managed to get my cat into a cat carrier (3 hours to do this), and she took the cat to Colorado as she drove my 25 year old car, in January 2019. I was released from rehabilitation hospital on February 24, 2019. (I was 81 years old at that time and I couldn't walk except by a walker and then only a few feet.) Pam flew from Denver to Texas to help me with the plane trip. I took pain and nausea medicine and we flew to Denver, Colorado, and drove another 60 miles to Colorado Springs to Pam's house. When we got to Pam's house, I had a great deal of difficulty getting into the house because of a step on the porch. I could walk and was using walker. It looked like I wasn't going to be able to get up that step. But I kept trying and finally did make it into Pam's house. The next thing we did was put a ramp from garage to laundry room of Pam's house. I still use that ramp to get in and out of the house. *** * March, 2020 I had put the house in Texas on the real estate market in December, 2018. It did not sell for the next 1 1/2 years. I kept praying! Coronavirus became known to all in USA on March 11, 2020, when businesses began closing, and all sporting events were cancelled in USA. (Never before had we seen anything like this!) People were terrified! and I was saying to God, "What about that house in Texas? Is there anything You want me to do?" Instantly I heard following from the Holy Spirit of God: "Reduce the price of the house and put it on a special sale price for the next week." I told my realtor in Texas to do this. The house sold ...
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    36 mins
  • Part 2: Examples: Working the works of God because we believe

    Part 2: Examples: Working the works of God because we believe
    Dec 14 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 23, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... John 6:28-29 Then said they unto HIM, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on HIM whom HE hath sent. On Part One, of this subject of "Doing the Work of God by believing that word given us by God," I had no idea that there would be a Part 2. The instructions in this second Podcast cover a very wide range of subjects which deal with praying over each of our problems and then recognizing the Word given us when God speaks after we pray. I also speak of how antichrist gets into the churches and the way the restraint is removed which allows antichrist to come into the church group. I found this to be an exciting Podcast to record. I simply spoke that which the Spirit brought to my mind. I know it will be very helpful to those who are born again, the elect of God. I pray for God to give you understanding as you listen to this Podcast. ***** Paul says antichrist must come into the churches before Jesus can return for the church. II Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. * Before the second coming of Jesus, a "falling away" must occur. In 1982, God said to me: "The falling away are not individuals leaving the church group ... The falling away are church groups leaving the scriptures." The scriptures are the restraints which hold antichrist back, keeping antichrist out of the church group. As soon as a scripture is removed (no longer taught or explained away), lawlessness comes into that church group. We recognize antichrist when we see a church which goes against scripture: such as against the following scripture: Matthew 5:32 Jesus says But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. - The faithful wife, who has been divorced by her husband, will commit adultery if she remarries. - The husband who divorced the faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery if she remarries. - The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Churches fall away from these instructions of Jesus, for it would be unpopular to teach these scriptural truths. So the churches either explain away these instruction or keep silent and never mention such scriptures which might offend some people. Therefore these churches become antichrist. (against those scriptures which have been omitted or explained away and opposite to Christ, The Word.) Thus antichrist sits in "the temple of God" (the church), showing himself to be God as he rules over the scriptures, over the Word of God, which is Jesus. Those people who love their church groups more than they love the scriptures and remain in antichrist churches, bring a dreadful fate upon themselves, Paul tells us as follows. II Thessalonians 2:10-12 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: *** The church people who have taken antichrist into their spirit cannot repent and will not repent for it is God who has sent them a strong delusion. Revelation 9 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues (of the great tribulation) yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Revelation 16 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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    34 mins
  • Part 1: We work the works of God when we believe the Word of God

    Part 1: We work the works of God when we believe the Word of God
    Dec 13 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 22, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... John 6:28-29 Then said they unto HIM, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on HIM whom HE hath sent. Examples: * August 5, 1975 The following came into my mind. It was God speaking to me by HIS Spirit: "Joan. You know those mistakes you've been making all these years? Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins." SINS! I had no idea they were sins. But I knew this word I had heard was true! (With that I was born again.) *** * 1977 I was scheduled to testify at a court trial. I heard: "Don't testify." I believed that was a word from God. I told my lawyer I was not going to be able to testify. He said he thought we would win the case anyway because Flo had also witnessed the event and she would testify. Now the persecution is going to come "for the Word's sake", to try to drive me away from obeying that word which I believed to be from God. When Flo learned I would not be testifying, she became very angry with me and said: "Now all the burden will be on me since you won't testify. I replied, "What can I do? I believe God told me not to testify so I can't testify. Then the man I was dating said, "Joan you aren't doing this woman any good by not testifying." I replied, "I'm not trying to do her any good. I believe God told me not to testify so I can't testify." Then during the court trial, my lawyer came to me and said, "Flo's testimony wasn't as strong as I had hoped for. But if you will testify we will win this case." I replied, "I'll see." I went into the ladies room at the courthouse and prayed asking God what HE wanted me to do and I heard, "Don't testify." I returned to the court room and just shook my head indicating "no" to my lawyer. The court case proceeded. I did not testify. We won the case. More examples of believing you've heard from God and doing that word will be recorded on this Podcast. *** * 1978 I owned a small business in American Indian Arts at the time I was born again. During this time, an itinerant salesman of Indian arts filed a lawsuit against me. I hired a lawyer to defend me. But the legal fees were eating up all the profit from my business, and God had shown me to get out of debt and to stay out of debt and I had done that. Now I was faced with the prospect of having to go back into debt because of the bills from my own lawyer. The Holy Spirit called the following scripture to my attention: Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD. I looked at that scripture and began to reason: I'm a Christian now so this promise of God applies to me. This weapon of this lawsuit cannot prosper against me. So why am I having a lawyer represent me in court. I can stop the legal bills by dismissing my lawyer from the case and I can go to court without any human legal counsel. I was a very new Christian at that time so I decided to make an appointment with my pastor and tell him my plans. As I drove to meet my pastor, I was praying, asking God to give the pastor wisdom. James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. After I told the story to the pastor and revealed my plan to him, pastor said: "Joan, I perceive you have faith to handle this situation this way." I released my lawyer. Lawyer said, "Joan, you don't know how evil these courts are today. You can't do this." Then lawyer said, "We're willing to work with you. It will only take about $10,000 more to try your case." I was shocked and screamed, "$10,000 MORE ... Gordon, STOP ... Don't do anything else!" A week later, Gordon came to my business to speak with me. He said: "Joan, we have decided to try your case without any further legal fees." But I didn't hear God mentioned in this plan! So I told Gordon I would need to get back with him with this. What is going on here? One week it is going to cost $10,000 MORE to try the case. The next week it is free to me. I began praying, asking God what HE wanted me to do. The Holy Spirit reminded me of a scripture to show me the will of God in this matter. Genesis 14:21-23 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest ...
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    50 mins
  • God says to Ezekiel: "Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: ... But speak MY words to them."

    God says to Ezekiel: "Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: ... But speak MY words to them."
    Dec 12 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 13, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... As the children of Israel were rebellious against the Word of God, the New Testament church today rebels against specific scriptures which conflicts with that which they have learned at their churches. But God today sends HIS prophets to the church ministers and individuals, though they often harden their hearts today to that word of God that is carried to them and continue in their own preferences. Ezekiel 2:3-8 And HE (God) said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: they and their fathers have transgressed against ME, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak MY words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. ***** After Jesus ascends into heaven, HE sets up the New Testament church. Ephesians 4 8 ... When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 11-12 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: *** God taught me the following concerning the work of apostle and prophet to which I am called and set in the New Testament church today. * apostle: God took me to Acts 15 to show me the basic work of an apostle. A question concerning "doctrine" arose in the church. "Do the Gentile believers have to be circumcised?" The elders and apostles met at Jerusalem to discuss this matter and to make a ruling for the other churches to follow. Peter spoke. Paul spoke. James heard what they said and then he pronounced the ruling concerning the Gentiles. They wrote this ruling and sent it to the other churches in writing. (There was no NT Bible in those days of the early church.) Today we have the New Testament Bible which the early church did not have. Basically what God showed me is this: apostles are ordained by God in dealing with church doctrines. Churches today fall away from New Testament Bible rulings and we try to turn individuals back to what the Bible says. *** * prophet: In the New Testament Bible we have these examples of the work of a New Testament prophet. Agabus: Acts 11:27-30 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: 30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. *** Acts 21:7-11 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. *** Other New Testament prophets cited in the New Testament Bible: Acts 13:1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Acts 15:31 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. I Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,...
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    36 mins
  • Paul says: For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God (II Corinthians 2:17)

    Paul says: For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God (II Corinthians 2:17)
    Dec 11 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 2, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Paul told the elders at Ephesus that he knew that "after his departing", many of the elders among themselves would arise "speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." (Acts 20:30) The apostle John told the church group there were already "many antichrist" who had come among their church group. I John 2:18-19 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Some of them went out and started other church groups, and preached "another doctrine". Hereby all these denominations began. And many other denominations came later through the centuries, between the early church set up by Jesus from heaven at the time Jesus was taken into heaven, until now in the time where we live. But we have only one doctrine and that is the doctrine of the New Testament Bible by the Holy Spirit of God. And we have one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. But there are many church denominations and many diverse doctrines in these groups. How do we know the truth? We read the New Testament Bible and when we are of God, HE opens our eyes to see the truth and the doctrines of Christ. II Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. When we see a church teaching something opposite to the doctrine of Christ which we read the in Bible we leave that church group, knowing it is "antichrist" opposite to the doctrine of Christ, the Word. ***** Shortly after I was born again in 1975, I attended a church group with my best friend and her husband. The pastors were professors from Dallas Theological Seminary. The pastor was teaching "tongues" were of the devil. But one day I was reading I Corinthians 14 and saw the following scripture in the Bible: I Corinthians 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. That church I had been attending was teaching something exactly opposite from that which Paul said in the New Testament Holy Bible. I chose Bible and never went back again to that church group. *** In looking for a church to attend, I went to a small non-denomination church group. Pastor was teaching. That night he took us to John 8 where the woman who was taken in adultery was brought before Jesus. Pastor said when the woman was brought before Jesus she was naked from the waist up. I was very shocked! I'd never seen that before in John 8. I grabbed my Bible and began reading John 8. That which pastor said was not in John 8. I looked about the room to see if others were reading Bible. I didn't see anyone reading the Bible. I saw men sitting with very big grins on their faces. I knew they were picturing this naked woman. The next day, I called the pastor. I told him I had been in his service the night before when he spoke of John 8 and he said that woman taken in adultery was naked from waist up. I told him I could not find that in the Bible. I asked him where it was in Bible. Pastor was very silent. Then pastor said, "I can't remember where it is in the Bible." I told pastor that it was very important to me to know where it was in the Bible and I asked him to please look it up and tell his secretary where it says that and have her call me and tell me. Pastor became very silent. And then pastor became very angry and shouted into phone: "All right! It's not in the Bible. Where do you go to church?" I was hunting a church to attend, but I couldn't go to a church where pastor taught things not in the Bible as he was doing. 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. *** Then I went to another non-denominational church. Pastor was teaching concerning Abraham and Sarah. Pastor said: "Sarah and Hagar were 1/2 sisters." I'd never read that before (or even heard anyone say that before). I went home and read my Bible. I could find no scripture which stated that Sarah and Hagar were 1/2 sisters. So I called and spoke to the pastor, asking him where that is in the Bible. Pastor said: "I can't recall where it is in the Bible." I asked pastor to please look it up and tell his secretary and have her call me and tell me where it is in the Bible. Amazingly this pastor said exactly the same thing as that previous pastor....
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  • "What do we call you? Reverend?" a woman said to me

    "What do we call you? Reverend?" a woman said to me
    Dec 10 2025
    (This podcast was previously published on January 1, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... In the setting up of the New Testament church, Jesus, from heaven, gave to the church the following: Ephesians 4:11-12 And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: No man in the Bible called himself "Reverend" ... No person called another man "Reverend." Psalm 111 ... Holy and reverend is HIS name. (God's name) You may think it doesn't matter. But to call that minister "Reverend" not only violates the Holy Bible, but it causes idolatry in the church as that man is put in a place whereby the congregation worships him. In 1980, God put me on radio to exhort the church. A woman came to me telling me she was one of my listeners. And she said to me, "What do we call you? Reverend?" I was very shocked! I replied, "No, call me Joan ... like you would call Paul, Paul." I did not have to think before telling her this because in me is the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, and I knew we were not to be called "Reverend." I would never permit this. And neither should they. It's not just my opinion. It is just not done in the Bible and that is what we go by when we serve God. 💥💥💥💥💥 * For writings on additional subjects, click here: Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog
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